What You'll Learn:
Could it be that the biggest threat to the freedom of the press is not the government—even a Trump-run government—but rather the press itself?
Key Insights:
- “Media” and “progressivism” are more interchangeable than you might think.
- Through groupthink, bias by omission, suppression, and defaming independent journalists outside “the pack,” the press is destroying its own freedom.
- Progressives will either disparage or reframe the role of the early American press to suit their purposes.
- The NYT has a history of betraying millions to death and ignorance, yet its reputation as America’s standard remains unquestioned.